Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

The sky above the Forbidden City was clear, the high sun was dazzling, and even the wind was warm, but for Wei Zhongxian, who was rushing back to Beijing after a long journey.

Not only did he not feel any warmth, on the contrary, he felt very cold!

This kind of coldness comes from the heart! !

"Mr. Wei Chang, please slow down."

On the way from Qianqing Gate to Qianqing Palace, an eunuch from the inner court followed Wei Zhongxian closely. He saw Wei Zhongxian walking forward in a hurry, his eyes staring at the python robe Wei Zhongxian was wearing.

There was a lot of dust on the python robe, and the official boots he was wearing were full of mud.

"Mr. Wei Chang, why don't you take a bath and change your clothes first before going to see the emperor?" Thinking of Wei Zhongxian going to see the emperor dressed like this, the eunuch hesitated for a long time and reminded Wei Zhongxian in a low voice.

"Stop making any noise!!"

Wei Zhongxian, who was upset, was even more annoyed by the eunuch's words. The cold and stern eyes stared at him, making the eunuch startled, and he was stunned for a moment.

At that moment, Wei Zhongxian's eyes burst with murderous intent!

"Eunuch Wei."

Liu Ruoyu, who was waiting outside Qianqing Palace, frowned slightly when he saw Wei Zhongxian dressed like this, but he didn't think much about anything else and hurriedly walked towards Wei Zhongxian.

"Is the emperor here?"

Wei Zhongxian, who looked tired, asked directly when he saw Liu Ruoyu coming.

"exist."

Liu Ruoyu nodded and said, "Your Majesty is waiting for Eunuch Wei at Dong Nuan Pavilion."

"it is good."

Wei Zhongxian responded, then walked around Liu Ruoyu towards Dong Nuan Pavilion.

Is this Wei Zhongxian/Wei Changgong?

Many of the imperial guards, as well as the eunuchs and eunuchs who were on duty outside the Qianqing Palace, were surprised and suspicious when they saw Wei Zhongxian.

Ever since Wei Zhongxian took charge of the Dong Jishi Factory and became the undisputed most powerful eunuch in the inner court, he attached great importance to his own appearance.

But now?

The red python robe was stained with a lot of dust, and even the skirt was damaged in several places. The official boots he was wearing were stained with mud. Those who didn't know it thought Wei Zhongxian had suffered a disaster!

"My servant pays homage to the Emperor!!"

Under such circumstances, after Wei Zhongxian walked into Dongnuan Pavilion, he knelt down on the ground with his head on his head. Zhu Youxiao, who was waiting for Wei Zhongxian on the throne, couldn't help being stunned when he saw the scene in front of him.

"problem occurs?"

Zhu Youxiao raised his sword eyebrows, stared at Wei Zhongxian who was kneeling, and said in a low voice: "Is it Xuanfu Town? Is it Datong Town? Or is it under the rule of Shanxi?"

"Your Majesty, Fang Zhenghua has discovered a shocking case!!"

Kneeling on the ground, Wei Zhongxian's heartbeat quickened, and his hands on the ground trembled slightly: "The treacherous scum led by Fan Yongdou has been arrested by the Xiji Bureau and Huang Degong Department, but during this period, the two thieves Huang Yongfa and Jin Liangyu escaped, and even Some of the relatives of the eight thieves also fled."

How could this happen?

Zhu Youxiao clenched his hands tightly. When he asked Fang Zhenghua to leave Beijing secretly, he repeatedly emphasized this matter and never let any of the eight Shanxi merchants escape.

It is not difficult to see the power that Fan Yongdou and the others gathered in Shanxi Province, through the Zhangjiakou Fort under Xuanfu Town, to carry out smuggling trade secretly with the outside world without letting the court know about it.

If any one of them escapes, it means that this extra-oral smuggling trade line cannot be completely destroyed! !

"In response to the pursuit of these remnants of traitors, Founder of the Condemned West Police Factory is secretly launching an investigation." Wei Zhongxian tried to calm his mind and continued to report the situation.

"According to the news sent back by Fang Zhenghua, the treacherous scum led by Fan Yongdou has formed a smuggling operation in Shanxi, Datong Town, and Xuanfu Town, which may involve the Jin Fan and Dai Fan in Shanxi, and even Some famous families under the rule of Shanxi are also involved!!"

When talking about this, Wei Zhongxian's hands trembled even more.

At this moment, Wei Zhongxian's thoughts went back to when he was in Datong Town. When Zhang Guoyuan, who was sent by Fang Zhenghua to marry him, saw him and explained the information that Fang Zhenghua had obtained from Fan Yongdou, Wei Zhongxian was frightened.

If Fan Yongdou and the others secretly carried out oral smuggling, it might be difficult to solve the matter, but it would not cause any major problems.

But the thing that worried Wei Zhongxian the most happened.

"In addition to the above-mentioned suspects, some people in Yulin Town, Taiyuan Town and other places are also very likely to be involved."

After waiting for a long time, but still not hearing any movement from his prince, Wei Zhongxian suppressed the fear in his heart and boldly continued to report.

At that time, the atmosphere in Dong Nuan Pavilion changed.

Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the throne, stared at Wei Zhongxian with sharp eyes, and his fists were clenched so tightly that they were even a little white from exerting too much force.

"Have these been found out?"

I don't know how long it took, Zhu Youxiao said in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, we have basically found out everything."

Wei Zhongxian said: "Fang Zhenghua repeatedly interrogated Fan Yongdou and other thieves, and the confessions obtained were consistent. Moreover, after Fan Yongdou and other thieves were arrested, many rumors appeared in many places in Shanxi, and the situation in some places even changed. These made Fang Zhenghua Hua is basically certain that what the thieves mentioned above is true."

"Due to the great changes under the rule of Shanxi, Fang Zhenghua did not dare to leave easily, so he asked Zhang Guoyuan to rush to Datong Town and tell the slave everything he found out. After learning the situation, the slave did not dare to stay for a moment and rushed I have returned to the capital, Your Majesty, this is the current situation in Shanxi and other places."

When talking about this, Wei Zhongxian hurriedly took out the memorial from his arms, held it up respectfully, then bowed his head and got up and walked towards the imperial case.

Wei Zhongxian can be considered to have experienced big storms, but the situation found out by Fang Zhenghua and others made Wei Zhongxian feel frightened.

There was a mutiny in Xuanfu Town and Wei Zhongxian was not afraid at all to solve the hidden dangers in Datong Town, but after knowing this, Wei Zhongxian was afraid.

There is so much involved! !

"Okay!! It really opened my eyes!!"

Wei Zhongxian stood with his hands down. After standing there for who knows how long, he heard the emperor's furious voice, which made Wei Zhongxian's head bury even lower.

"When I asked Fang Zheng to investigate the case, I had a suspicion in my mind."

Zhu Youxiao couldn't hide his anger and gritted his teeth and said: "The eight Shanxi merchant thieves headed by Fan Yongdou, no matter how powerful their hands and eyes are, they are just merchants. No matter how much wealth they control, they can't conquer everyone." It can all be unclogged."

Wei Zhongxian recognized this.

Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce have existed for a long time in the Ming Dynasty. No matter how powerful the private merchants are and how powerful they are in the local area, in official terms, they are just lambs to be slaughtered. If there is no one to support them behind the scenes, they will not be able to survive. It cannot exist for long.

"It seems now that I made things simple!!!"

Zhu Youxiao snapped at the incident and said angrily: "If these are true, then I am a joke, and the court is even more of a joke. Is this the damn Ming Dynasty?!"

Zhu Youxiao has always had a doubt. It is true that Fan Yongdou and Huang Yongfa are Shanxi merchants. They are secretly smuggling through mouth and have unclear connections with the Jianlu in Liaodong. However, they are merchants after all. No matter how corrupt the Ming Dynasty's officialdom is, they alone cannot clear everyone. After all, if such a thing is really exposed, it will definitely be a major case that shocks the government and the opposition.

But it happened that until the Jiashen national crisis occurred and the Ming Dynasty was overturned, Fan Yongdou and the others were not exposed. I'm afraid it is unknown how many secrets are hidden in it! !

Now Fang Zhenghua and Wei Zhongxian have found out some situations, but just like this, some of the problems exposed have made them feel frightened. If this matter cannot be properly handled, then the northwest border of the Ming Dynasty will probably experience a catastrophe. .

Even because of this incident, Zhu Youxiao was reminded of the peasant uprising in Shanxi. Although this uprising was caused by natural disasters, was there little man-made disaster hidden behind it?

According to what Zhu Youxiao knows, since the frequent disasters in Shanxi and Shaanxi, the price of food in the two places has remained high, but the benefits are exciting. Under this situation, I don’t know how many people sell food into Shanshan and Shaanxi. and other places, but even so, food prices in Shanxi and other places remain high.

This made Zhu Youxiao think of a terrible situation. Could it be that some of the grain had flowed out of the Ming Dynasty through smuggling? ! !

You must know that during the Little Ice Age, it was not only the Ming Dynasty that was affected, but other forces were also affected, not to mention the Jianlu who occupied Jianzhou Sanwei and most areas in Liaodong. The climate in these areas was even worse. Even if they were growing food, they could not do it. How many will survive?